Auteur T. W. VALENTE

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Acculturation and substance use: social influence as a mediator among Hispanic alternative high school youth

R. MYERS ; C. P. CHOU ; S. SUSSMAN ; L. BAEZCONDE-GARBANATI ; PACHON H. ; T. W. VALENTE | 2009
Dans Journal of Health and Social Behavior (Vol.50 n°2, 2009) Article : Périodique

Research suggests that acculturation increases the risk of substance use among Hispanic youth. However, this process is not well understood. This study examined associations between acculturation and several substance use indicators among a samp[...]

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Characteristics of opinion leaders in substance abuse treatment agencies

K. A. MOORE ; R. H. PETERS ; H. A. HILLS ; J. B. LE VASSEUR ; A. R. RICH ; W. M. HUNT ; M. S. YOUNG ; T. W. VALENTE | 2004
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ENGLISH : Objective. This study was part of a larger effort to test the effectiveness of technology transfer approaches related to evidence-based treatment of co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders. Specifically, this study e[...]

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Community coalitions as a system: effects of network change on adoption of evidence-based substance abuse prevention

T. W. VALENTE ; C. P. CHOU ; M. A. PENTZ | 2007
Dans American Journal of Public Health (Vol.97 n°5, 2007) Article : Périodique

ENGLISH : OBJECTIVES: We examined the effect of community coalition network structure on the effectiveness of an intervention designed to accelerate the adoption of evidence-based substance abuse prevention programs. METHODS: At baseline, 24 c[...]

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Peer influences on adolescent cigarette smoking : a theoretical review of the literature

B. R. HOFFMAN ; S. SUSSMAN ; J. B. UNGER ; T. W. VALENTE | 2006
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ENGLISH : This article reviews several classes of theories to elucidate the relationship between adolescent cigarette smoking and friends' cigarette smoking. Perceived influence theories hinge upon an adolescent's perception of friends' smokin[...]

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Selective risk taking among needle exchange participants: implications for supplemental interventions

T. W. VALENTE ; D. VLAHOV | 2001
Dans American Journal of Public Health (Vol.91, n°3, March 2001) Article : Périodique

Objectives. This study characterized social network context of HIV risk behavior among injection drug users who participated in a needle exchange program. Methods. Interviews were conducted with 1184 injection drug users at the Baltimore Needle [...]

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Social network influences on adolescent e-cigarette use

T. W. VALENTE ; S. E. PIOMBO ; K. M. EDWARDS ; E. A. WATERMAN ; V. L. BANYARD | 2023
Dans Substance Use and Misuse (Vol.58, n°6, 2023) Article : Périodique

Background: Determine if individual adolescent vaping is associated with the vaping behavior of their school-based friendships; whether that association stems from peer influence or peer selection; and whether it varies by age. Methods: Two wav[...]

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Using social networks to understand and prevent substance use : a transdisciplinary perspective

T. W. VALENTE ; GALLAHER P. ; MOUTTAPA M. | 2004
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ENGLISH : We review findings from research on smoking, alcohol, and other drug use, which show that the network approach is instructive for understanding social influences on substance use. A hypothetical network is used throughout to illustra[...]

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